# Incident 19880311012039I: Piper PA28R200, Celina, OH, March 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1988, 15:45 local time
- Place: Celina, OH
- Airport: Lakefield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4843° N, 84.5582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFIELD (CQA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4843&lon=-84.5582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N431W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 260 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880311012039I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. DOWNLOCK LATCH NOT MATING PROPERLY WITH THE RETAINING BOLT.

## Other reports on N431W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870815067769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870815067769I), Aug 15, 1987: Piper PA28R200 (N431W), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Suspect insufficient hydraulic pressure caused pin and arm on downlock to bend.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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